Safety-razor.



E. D. BECKER. S AIETY RAZOR. APPLICATION FILED JUNE 9, 1908.

919,307. Patented Apr. 27, 1909.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE j I'ZLLSWU RT" 1). BEG R ER. OF READING, PENNSYLVAN IA, A SSI GN R 0 l" ()N ll-l l A I, If T0 1') ['l A R l ES o.WILLSON, or READING, PENNSYLVANIA.

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useful Improvements in Safety-Razors, of

which the following is a'specification.

This invention relates'to'improvements in safety razors and the objectof the invention said teeth act is to construct a device that may beeasily and rapidly secured to an ordinary pocket comb in such mannerthat it will hold a razor blade in close proximity to the comb teeth,

as a guard therefor;

A further ob ect is to provide a simple means for stropping or honingthe blades.

The invention consists in the parts and improvements hereinafterdescribed and set forth in the appended claims.

Fi ure 1 is a side elevation of a comb with my 1 evice attached thereto;2 is a side elevation of the reverse side of the comb, with the devicein position; Fig. 3 is a top edge view; Fig. 4 shows the blade holder inend view; and Fig. 5 is a detail'view of the blade.

The numeral 1 designates a pocket hair comb of ordinary construction and2 my improved blade holder. This holder is made of a single piece ofsheet metal and is formed with two legs 3, each of which has itsextremit bent to form a hook 4. The body'of the holder is slotted at 5so as to permitthe proper resiliency for the upper arm 6 which iscentrally located and is also formed with a hook 7 at its extremity. Twolugs 8 are pressed from the body, one near each end, and set at ri htangles to the body. The blade 9 is of t in sheet steel and has a notch10 in either end, near the edge opposite the lon itudinal cutting edgethereof.

0 assemble the parts, the blade is placed in the holder with t e lugs8'engaging the depressions 1O ;-the comb 1S placed against the mside ofthe holder with the extremit of its teeth resting on the hooks 4 and theliooked end 7 of the upper arm is snap ed over the back or bod of thecomb. his will securely hold t e device in place, as the lugs 8, whileengaging the blade, will each enter a space between two of the combteeth and prevent any longitudinal movement of the lade in the holder aswell as an longitudinal movement of the holder on the comb.

It is evident that the device may be setime of Lettori Batont. PatentedApril 2'7, 1909. Application mm June a, 100... Serial no. 437,410.

' 1 cured to the comb at any point along its surface and that it maybesecured to either side thereof, thus facilitating its use as a razorwith either hand.

In the top edge of the comb I form-a slot 11 and at one. end of thisslot .1 place a pin 12 passing through the body of the comb. Near theopposite end of the slot, perforate the body, asindicated at '13 and inclose proximit. thereto I secure to the body of the com a-spring plate14 by means of a pivot pin 15. he free end of this plate is formed witha tooth 16, pressed therefrom and adapted to enter said perforation. The

plate is given a set so that it will normally eep the tooth 16 in theperforation. When the blade is to be honed or stropped it is placed inthe slot with the cutting ed e pro- .truding (dotted lines Fig. 1) andthe epression 10 at. one end will engage the pin 12 while the depressionat the opposite end will be engaged by the tooth 16 on the spring plate14 and it will thus be securely held therein.

- It is evident that my blade holder may be secured to any ordinarypocket comb of the proper width as the lugs 8 will always enter one ofthe s aces between the comb teeth. Its adaptab' ity' to either right orleft hand shaving is. evident as is also the quick assembling of thearts.

Having thus ully described my invention what I claim is 1. A safetyrazor and blade strolpping device comprising a comb having a nal slot inits upper edge and a perforation therein, a spring plate formed Wltll atooth secured to said comb in such manner that its tooth will lienormally in said erforation, a removable blade holder ada te to snapover the edges of said comb an a cutting blade held between said holderand comb.

- 2. In a razor, the combination of a comb, a clamping piece rovidedwith hooked arms which engage hot 1 the edges of the comb and a flatblade inserted between the two, the

hooked extension upon its lower edge, capa' ongitudiamping piece and,hooked main portion of the clamp due 'to the strain of clamping isprevented;

5. A razor comprising a clamping piece for securing a notched flat bladeto; the comb,

comprising means for attaching the clamp to the toothed edge'of the thecomb and a" lug paesing through the notches in the blade and between theteeth of the comb to prevent lateral movement between the clamp and thecomb.

, 6, .A razor com rising a comb, a notched fiat blade, and a c ampingpiece for Securing the blade to the comb provided with means forattaching the clamp to the comb, and

means to engage the notched blade.

In testimony whereof I ailix my signature, in presence of twowitnesses,

ELLSWORTH' 1'). BECKER.

Witnesses ED. A. KELLY, CHAS. G. WILLSON.

